Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-12-29
CHEATIRS or TO1LERS.
low they At SERVED CY THE
WCaEM'S PROTECTIVE UNIONS.

Some OF .hc Cases Undertaken by the
Org ni,ntt.n IN New 1ork.-llow Male
rwirdlers Are Brnught to Tsrms-The
Complaints
A pretty, dark eyed girl with a delicate face
which was not less nt.rN ctiv" because Of some
traces Of snlrow upon it. entered the Office of
Working Wonien's Protective union Que day
rcccrt!v,
II want 10 get my money!" she said TO the
superintendent. "Mn:aui ------- land she
gave tie name of n fashionable Fifth avenue
lrn}mna.;&} owe, mo S35 for work"
Oh, yes" said the superintendent. ave
know t,ut 'ressma'cr. YOU are nos tie first
-. ~ COT l,il Il, 0i!.t l,r."
rhcN tho dark eyed girl told her story.
I-,r .Acr was an l.1hnn artist il England.
Hnacan.a 10 this c,ict.r with her brother,
,ol LIE .'esrte, Der. Hlit used her ncG ,lu to
surntrt No.,,.i IN various places AMI finally
cu>sgal.u the Fifth avenue dIessmakers adj
ya~lsemcnt flr n finiSher at $40 week. The
dressjnaknr laid Ter y little ut a time, but
never all she owed. She wanted tho &%S due
her n ply h"" passage back to England,
where her father was. The dressmuEer told
Eer that s.c had spoiled her WORK, which was
rot rue, because .hc had seen the work ac-
ccptcd by the customers.
The superintendent, believing tho girls
storI opened her batteries on the fashionable
drcs,r 1'icr 10y sending lcr the following:
MADAM --: \ complaint against YOU
h9s h4en left ct this Office by -. who alleges
t''au YOU owe her :t333 which she is unable TO
collect If there is any just cause why she
should not receive his money, you will please
max. il personally known to us within three
days or else we sAHll be Obliged to assllnc
,hat ,.our .IeAce is IN admission Of the debt,
and to place TIE ma ter before the court for
collection Your res 2ctfuIly,
NJ. W. FE2nLR, Superintendent.
We VIII have th2E money for you to-mor-
row, think sad the superintendent to tho
eiri, and t,l"ling to he reporter she said:
"tnat madam has refused several time, to
pay similar claims, bal has always done so
when they were presented by the union. We
have collected about $500 from her in small
SUMS fer poor girls. Very little difficulty is
experienced in collecting these claims after
employers thoroughly comprehend that they
have TO deal with a powerful organization,
and 10; with t!efenseless working woman
"a 7'"-i' "'''' >''''' va '''lA"- N'S Wv ! ""
receive most com lIintS:'
A&alnH' ":eH''" '"'iS' L '"''A why, l
h"'" vi oh" oo'!| ""' .''NH ~" VIM Nus W.
li"Uoeu 'n!T'y S'i'S ~ ''SV, 1oi W. n'Nr '''"'
many judgments against her. She has Il
Hlao hU"Se t'e''htN !u'h,Sn'u wa" '"' III,
.u' "'t''i'cu y" VIC MS. ''''''"'v ip"''' ga"
'h". We t". '"u'A VA 'l' h'H'"''''''"', "'o
ii"u. .,hc Is " very Shr'"'! "oI'''''' 'h' i'"s
,Ii of
"'.st a.! III! P'"!Vi'H 81 VIC E,'1'''. wv ID" 49,
Inc l'.''"'e employers cApH''le' 'l!e super
ln'enHch', always cause Inc UNION inc i''"S1
ti"ua!c. lhcie IS Il 'c''io't o. '"' '"'e "'i'Ee-
ny man against Wf''' II i''"Sh',' mas "eh
''t"."\d 20! ur3'''" wages 10 ieNHN en-
1"'t', al" wa" HAS no property III N'E.' 10
"''"A' EN- y a'r'H,"' ana I'M tIHoh'o '"F
A'e"@ '.'>"' -N''i-''' '.I'N' - S'o'I ,''aNr''
oN"' h,|'4 manufacturers ere con'h''I"Hy ue-
1f&ha ~ 'l''F Gi'N 'n'i '"' Wise H"H "Ho
Ra"' ~. &.Ah.' 70 'Hc UNION &'i'Ta'Ig stI
tHr-r money.
Nn" class OF 'i!.S'SWi:N'!'iS OF women, H'IF
80 many operations ~ one 'l'E Us |" Mi"
roNtu.uM fHdc'!cS warm i'r 'LrIh, remove
- lAoih"r N'E ana L'E'' nc f"i'' business
Dut te.t .,' "'"'f G3olS III "'h"r |!tle5.
Recently lnan. Il wei! """Wn mii'.l"' and
d"eSsAlhEer Ill lnl!H""'!'i'ia, SWlnd.2d iuiN or
his %irl>, and III" Philadelphia ohlnns FRO
i''Ivc union took proceedings against linn.
&c .irH"" up : i'l't",H amt came to ms
rl!. The slr' Clam" Wol" turned over 10
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